Finnish
Etymology
Unknown, possibly related to loitto. Cognate with Karelian loiva.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈlo̞i̯ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oiʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): loi‧va
- Hyphenation(key): loi‧va
Adjective
loiva (comparative loivempi, superlative loivin)
- gentle, gradual, slight (proceeding or advancing by small steps, e.g. a gentle or gradual incline, a slight turn)
- Antonym: jyrkkä
- loiva mäki ― gentle hill, gentle slope
- loiva mutka ― gentle curve/turn, slight curve/turn
Declension
| Inflection of loiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
loiva
|
loivat
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| genitive
|
loivan
|
loivien
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| partitive
|
loivaa
|
loivia
|
| illative
|
loivaan
|
loiviin
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
loiva
|
loivat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
loiva
|
loivat
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| gen.
|
loivan
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| genitive
|
loivan
|
loivien
loivain rare
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| partitive
|
loivaa
|
loivia
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| inessive
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loivassa
|
loivissa
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| elative
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loivasta
|
loivista
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| illative
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loivaan
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loiviin
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| adessive
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loivalla
|
loivilla
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| ablative
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loivalta
|
loivilta
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| allative
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loivalle
|
loiville
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| essive
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loivana
|
loivina
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| translative
|
loivaksi
|
loiviksi
|
| abessive
|
loivatta
|
loivitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
loivin
|
| comitative
|
— |
loivine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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loivani
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loivani
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| accusative
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nom.
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loivani
|
loivani
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| gen.
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loivani
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| genitive
|
loivani
|
loivieni
loivaini rare
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| partitive
|
loivaani
|
loiviani
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| inessive
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loivassani
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loivissani
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| elative
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loivastani
|
loivistani
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| illative
|
loivaani
|
loiviini
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| adessive
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loivallani
|
loivillani
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| ablative
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loivaltani
|
loiviltani
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| allative
|
loivalleni
|
loivilleni
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| essive
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loivanani
|
loivinani
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| translative
|
loivakseni
|
loivikseni
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| abessive
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loivattani
|
loivittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
loivineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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loivasi
|
loivasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
loivasi
|
loivasi
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| gen.
|
loivasi
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| genitive
|
loivasi
|
loiviesi
loivaisi rare
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| partitive
|
loivaasi
|
loiviasi
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| inessive
|
loivassasi
|
loivissasi
|
| elative
|
loivastasi
|
loivistasi
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| illative
|
loivaasi
|
loiviisi
|
| adessive
|
loivallasi
|
loivillasi
|
| ablative
|
loivaltasi
|
loiviltasi
|
| allative
|
loivallesi
|
loivillesi
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| essive
|
loivanasi
|
loivinasi
|
| translative
|
loivaksesi
|
loiviksesi
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| abessive
|
loivattasi
|
loivittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
loivinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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loivamme
|
loivamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
loivamme
|
loivamme
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| gen.
|
loivamme
|
| genitive
|
loivamme
|
loiviemme
loivaimme rare
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| partitive
|
loivaamme
|
loiviamme
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| inessive
|
loivassamme
|
loivissamme
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| elative
|
loivastamme
|
loivistamme
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| illative
|
loivaamme
|
loiviimme
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| adessive
|
loivallamme
|
loivillamme
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| ablative
|
loivaltamme
|
loiviltamme
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| allative
|
loivallemme
|
loivillemme
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| essive
|
loivanamme
|
loivinamme
|
| translative
|
loivaksemme
|
loiviksemme
|
| abessive
|
loivattamme
|
loivittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
loivinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
loivanne
|
loivanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
loivanne
|
loivanne
|
| gen.
|
loivanne
|
| genitive
|
loivanne
|
loivienne
loivainne rare
|
| partitive
|
loivaanne
|
loivianne
|
| inessive
|
loivassanne
|
loivissanne
|
| elative
|
loivastanne
|
loivistanne
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| illative
|
loivaanne
|
loiviinne
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| adessive
|
loivallanne
|
loivillanne
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| ablative
|
loivaltanne
|
loiviltanne
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| allative
|
loivallenne
|
loivillenne
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| essive
|
loivananne
|
loivinanne
|
| translative
|
loivaksenne
|
loiviksenne
|
| abessive
|
loivattanne
|
loivittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
loivinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
loivansa
|
loivansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
loivansa
|
loivansa
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| gen.
|
loivansa
|
| genitive
|
loivansa
|
loiviensa
loivainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
loivaansa
|
loiviaan
loiviansa
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| inessive
|
loivassaan
loivassansa
|
loivissaan
loivissansa
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| elative
|
loivastaan
loivastansa
|
loivistaan
loivistansa
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| illative
|
loivaansa
|
loiviinsa
|
| adessive
|
loivallaan
loivallansa
|
loivillaan
loivillansa
|
| ablative
|
loivaltaan
loivaltansa
|
loiviltaan
loiviltansa
|
| allative
|
loivalleen
loivallensa
|
loivilleen
loivillensa
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| essive
|
loivanaan
loivanansa
|
loivinaan
loivinansa
|
| translative
|
loivakseen
loivaksensa
|
loivikseen
loiviksensa
|
| abessive
|
loivattaan
loivattansa
|
loivittaan
loivittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
loivineen
loivinensa
|
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Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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